Italians are rubbish at making desserts. With the honourable exceptions of Zabaglione and Tiramisu, when it comes to producing something delicious to round-off a meal, Italian cooks have all the skills of a Tibetan yak herder playing the didgeridoo. I’ve mentioned...

Cheeky chappie celebrity chef Jamie Oliver’s been attracting the combined wrath of Spaniards and foodies with his take on that Spanish institution Paella. “Good Spanish food doesn’t get much better than Paella,” he chirped, “and my version combines chicken thighs with...

The problem with writing a blog about Italian food is because the country’s not only culturally and politically fragmented, it’s culinarily fragmented too. (If there is such a word as ‘culinarily’…) What you eat in Tuscany; or Sicily; or Rome; or Milan...

One of the best treats on the hot days of high summer is having lunch on our cool, shady verandah with its wonderful views over the Abruzzo countryside. But the last thing either of us wants to do is spend too long in the kitchen, when all we really fancy is something...

As promised, here are another five personally tried-and-tested restaurants near Villasfor2 where you’ll enjoy eating out on your holiday. The usual caveat to treat the guide price for two with caution. The endless variety and choice of an Italian menu and the...